Ferris State Volleyball Upends Findlay, 3-1

Ferris State was led by Arielle Goodson's match-leading 19 kills and three block solos. (Photo by Ben Amato)

Sep 26, 2010

Senior middle hitter Arielle Goodson
(Grand Rapids/Central) and junior outside hitter Ashley Huntey
(Stanwood/Morley-Stanwood) combined for 33 of the team's 55 kills
to help lead the Ferris State University women's volleyball team to
a 3-1 triumph (18-25, 25-15, 25-22, 25-17) over the Findlay Oilers
Sunday (Sept. 26) afternoon at UF's Croy Gymnasium in Findlay,
Ohio.

The victory improves Ferris State to 7-5 overall and 4-4 in the
GLIAC's North Division as the Bulldogs snap a two-match conference
losing streak. Findlay falls to 7-6 overall and 3-4 in the
GLAIC as a result of the setback.

Goodson led all players with her 19-kills
output on 30 attempts while only committing four attack errors to
post a resounding .500 attack
percentage. Huntey recorded 14 kills
and a .312 hitting percentage while adding 10 digs to tally her
third double-double of this season. Sophomore middle
hitter Anne
Sutton (Grand Rapids/Northview) supplied nine kills in
17 chances to hit for a .412 clip and junior middle hitter
Mallory
Kopa (Marysville) contributed six kills. FSU
hammered 55 kills in the match while the Oilers posted a 43 teams
total.

Junior libero Lisa Tobiczyk
(Marysville) accumulated a match-leading 19 digs and as a team,
Ferris State hit for a .314 percentage. Sophomore setter
Samantha
Fordyce (DeWitt) produced 44 assists to all
players in the four-set match.

The Bulldogs, who racked up nine blocks total as a team,
received three block solos from Arielle Goodson
while Anne Sutton generated four block assists and
Ashley Huntey contributed with three block
assists.

Findlay, which concluded the contest hitting .168, was paced by
Abby LaVigne and Bethany Hoelscher with 11 kills apiece.

The host Oilers were victorious in the opening set, hitting for
.393 while the Bulldogs connected on .259 of their attempts.
In a set which featured eight ties and four lead exchanges, Findlay
broke open a 15-all tie with five straight points to take a
20-15 advantage. Ferris was able to cut the margin to three
(21-18) at one point, but the Oilers promptly reeled off the set's
final four points.

In the second set, Ferris State and Findlay went back and forth
before the Bulldogs outscored the hosts 12-4 down the stretch to
even the contest. FSU was proficient on .200 of their attack
attempts and held the Oilers to a -.026 hitting percentage
rate.

Ferris State continued its momentum into the third set, which
featured productive hitting by both teams. The Bulldogs
concluded the set with a .370 hitting percentage while Findlay
chalked up a .250 attack percentage. A kill by Ashley
Huntey gave the Bulldogs an 18-17 advantage and FSU never
relinquished the lead despite the Oilers narrowing the gap to two
points (21-19) at one stage. However, Ferris posted the next
two points and an Arielle Goodson kill following a
Bulldog timeout capped things off.

The fourth set began with Findlay taking a 7-3 lead only to have
Ferris State come back to knot the stanza at 8-8 following an
Oilers' attack error. Six more ties would follow before the
Bulldogs, who tallied a .448 hitting percentage in the set, went on
a 7-1 scoring spurt to claim a 21-15 lead. FSU then held the
Oilers in check by giving up only two more points as
Samantha Fordyce laid down a kill for the
match-clinching point.

The Bulldogs return to action on Friday (Oct. 1) evening as the
Grand Valley State Lakers pay a visit to FSU's Ewigleben
Sports Arena in Big Rapids, Mich. A 7 p.m. (EDT) opening
serve is set for the matchup between the two GLIAC North
Division rivals.